Joseph

Patron Saint Books

by Wilfrid Sheed, Rafaello Busoni (Illustrator)

This wonderful book about Saint Joseph is intended for elementary school children. This story follows the familiar Bible story from Saint Joseph's perspective, which makes for an interesting story.

56 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Sheed was born in London to Francis "Frank" Sheed and Mary "Maisie" Ward, prominent Roman Catholic publishers (Sheed & Ward) in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid-20th century. Wilfrid Sheed spent his childhood in both England and the United States before attending Downside School and Lincoln College, Oxford where he earned BA (1954) and MA (1957) degrees.